Speaking to reporters Thursday following practice, Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio said facing a San Diego Chargers offense led by quarterback Philip Rivers will be a handful.

“(Rivers) is a very talented quarterback,” Del Rio said. “He’s completed close to 80 percent of his passes, maybe a little over 80 percent, the last couple of weeks.

“(He’s a) real competitive guy. I have a lot of respect for him. I have a lot of respect for (San Diego coach) Norv (Turner) and what they do on offense. I’ve been around Norv a long time. I think he’s one of the great offensive minds in the league.

“We’re gearing up for a battle. We know they’re a good football team, and we’ve got a nice divisional game at home on Sunday.”

Time for mister Ronnie Hillman to stand up and cut a big game as wel as Magahee.
Looking for continued momentum with the offense and maybe the big Orange D can make another statement this week. Yeeha ride em broncos.

The Donks (as Super Charger fans call them) better be ready with their best defense of the season when they face the super talented Super Chargers as they are coming in to take a game away from you. To some this game is looked as winnable for SD. It will for the Super Chargers unless somehow, some way, your D puts relentless pressure on Air Rivers or ELSE he will light you up with lots of yards and touchdowns. You fans better take up to the highest notch volume wise and also intimidate Air Rivers. Otherwise, it is going to be a LOOOOOOOONG day! Good luck!

Dear “Super Charger” fan: my advice is to focus on winning games instead of coming up with cute nicknames for your underachieving football team. Face it, we have a HOF QB, you have a crybaby who’s won nothing his entire career, and we have a complete team that finishes games. The Chargers haven’t beaten a team with a winning record, while they have lost to 3 (including Cleveland) without a winning record. You have a QB who threw 5 picks in a half at home against the Broncos. I’d keep your mouth shut.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.